Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
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WASHINGTON, January S-The Secretary
OF State to-day transmitted to the Speaker
of the House, in compliance with the re-
uuirements of the statute, q list OF the
names of the employees OF the department
Of State, together with a statement that
they have been useful employees and that
the services OF one can not be disposed of
without detriment to the service. The
Secretary adds that las the clerks OF this
department have become trained to a de-
gree OF usefulness beyond that which could
tees, | am not at present prepared to
recommend any change.
Haley, OF Idaho, from committee on In.
dian affairs, reported a bill for the pur-
chase of a tract OF land near Salem. Ore
gon. for the use Of the Indian training
school.
In committee of the whole, Dibble, OF
South Carolina. from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported
back the Senate bill authorizing the con.
etruction OF public buildings at Houston,
Texas and changing the limited %appropria-
ton OF the building at Denver, Col.
In committee OF the whole. Cox, OF North
Carolina, from the committee on civil SER
vice reform, reported back the Senate bill
repeating the tenure OF Office act.
Morrow, OF California, presented a petit
tion OF the Chamber of Commerce OF Eure-
OF $500, 600 to improve the channel OF
Humboldt Bay, referred.
Representative Reagan left for Texas this
morning to take an active part in the
Senatorial contest, He will remain away
about W. weeks and in the meantime con-
duct the Interstate Commerce bill. II the
conference report lis agreed to in the Senate
it will be left in the hands OF Crisp, OF
Georgia. The third member OF the House
OF conferees, Weaver, OF Nebraska, is also
at home looking after the Senatorial pros.
poets.
Brevet Brisadier General Thomas Dun.
can, y. s. A.. died yesterday afternoon,
after a short illness at his residence in this
CITY. During the war of the Rebellion Gen.
Duncan was struck on the head by a
cannon ball and a portion OF his skull
knocked off. Trepanning was resorted to
and for more than twenty years he has
worn a silver plate which took the place OF
the distracted portion of his shattered
skull.
The examination OF DR.. Kempter wa. re-
snmed to-day in the lunacy proceeding
against Mrs. Emmons. He testified in his
opinion Mrs. Emmons is insane, and is
suffering from chronic mania of long stand
ing. He considered the case incurable.
In the case of Luther j. Whitney vs..
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
involving land in Miles City Land District,
Montana, which is within the limits of the
grant to said company:
Acting Secretary Muldrow has decided
that the failure Of the company to pay for
the survey If the land does not defeat it's
title thereto il it was in a condition to
pass a definite location, and all
Indian titles under Article XVI,
Of the treaty with the Sioux.
April 20, 1868, which stipulated
that 1.-THE country north OF the North
Platte and east OF the Big Horn noun
tains shall be held an considered to be
unceded Indian territory" 1t was subse-
qusntly duly extinguished in keeping with
the second section OF the act granting the
lands to this company. This decision In.